WPR27LA003

NTSB accident investigation · Maule M-5-235C · Agua Dulce, CA · October 3, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
October 3, 2026, 08:15 local (15:15 UTC)
Place
Agua Dulce, CA · Grass Infield at L70
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N56328Maule M-5-235C
Defining event
Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Parties
Federal Aviation Administration
Case key
203937

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N56328
Reported as
Maule M-5-235C
Category
Airplane
Serial number
7270C
Built
1979
Airframe hours
1,030.9
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · September 22, 2026 · 5.3 hours before
Departed
SZP · Santa Paula, CA
Destination
Same as departure
Airport
L70 · Agua Dulce, runway 22, 4,205 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Equipment
Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
220° at 4 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
68 °F, dew point 43 °F
Altimeter
30.04 inHg
Observed at
KPMD, 14 nm away
METAR
METAR KPMD 031453Z 22004KT 10SM CLR 20/06 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02000061 51010 $